Get to know the 2026 Adelaide Fringe Shows:
Aspect Within
This vibrant 60-minute fusion of dance and monologue exposes you to raw honesty through poetic movement. Each solo piece exposes the audience to unique aspects of the artists lives.
BAMBOO AND SHAMROCK – WHEN CHINA MEETS IRELAND
An intimate, interactive arts dialogue exploring Chinese and Irish culture through poetry, music, folklore, and language. A soulful journey of cultural discovery and connection.
CONFESSIONS CLUB VOL.III
CONFESSIONS CLUB ARE BACK! Exploring themes of sex, love and arousal, they’re taking a look at what really turns people on. Featuring a SAUCY new cast. Enjoy late night naughty at it’s finest!
HEALING IN THE ROUND
Healing in the Round will have you captivated from beginning to end with the venue seating layout surrounding the artists in the centre of the room.
LIANA PERILLO QUARTET
Step into a lush, immersive sound world as Melbourne-based harpist, vocalist, and composerLiana Perillo bridges classical elegance with contemporary edge. Performing on an electro-acoustic pedal harp enhanced with analogue effects, Liana expands the instrument’s voice with rich harmonies, tactile beats, soul-stirring lyrics, and layered synth and strings.Joining her is Fabian Aravalés—multi-instrumentalist, producer, and sound designer—alongside a whimsical string section. Together, the quartet brings to life works from her latest EP, Impressions, enveloping audiences in music that is both calming and emotionally resonant.Experience this intimate, otherworldly performance in its Adelaide Fringe debut
LIKE A STAR
Fresh off her award-winning 2025 seasons at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival, Leticia Lee is making her debut as an Adelaide Fringe presenter with ‘Like A Star’.
Experience a spirit-enriching night of neo-soul, showcasing the emotional songwriting of Corinne Bailey Rae, telling stories of love, grief and hope through music.
Once upon a time in Italy: The Spaghetti Western
Nanni Calandro and his Cinematic Gang return with a live music show celebrating the iconic Spaghetti Western films of the 1960s and ’70s. This performance blends live music with storytelling, breathing new life into the soundtracks that defined an era of cinema.
OUTSIDE IN
Bowling champ, KFC mash master & former Grinch Matt returns! Join his hilarious, heartfelt “Pixar-like” ride through JOY, SADNESS, ANGER, DISGUST & FEAR—by Abundabiliteez Productions.
Silk Strings & Friends: Where Tradition Swings
Silk Strings is a huqin (Chinese Fiddle) trio ensemble based in Adelaide, South Australia. In addition to performing on their own, they also aim to collaborate with composers, musicians and artists of diversified backgrounds to foster intercultural and interdisciplinary explorations and art forms.
Turn A Blind Eye
Blind poet Tony Doyle’s powerful poetry and witty dialogue, intertwined with the spellbinding sound of Orchid — a six-piece ensemble — will carry you on a one-way journey you’ll never forget.
Stories in Song
A powerful evening of story and song with singer-songwriter Nathan May, a chamber music concert that blurs the lines between contemporary country, folk and Baroque traditions. In a collaboration with genre-defying violinist, Julian Ferraretto and Adelaide Baroque String Quartet.
We Belong : A Kommune Special
Every once in a while, two voices rise from distant lands and echo the same truth.One First Nations, the other Dalit. Both poets. Both rebels. Both keepers of ancestral memories, Indian and Australian. ‘We Belong’ brings together the spellbinding words and visual worlds of a poetic duet that crosses oceans but feels like home. Through storytelling, music and visual art, the show explores:-Land and Language-Resistance and Return-Caste and Coloniality-Silence and SurvivalCome witness the coming together of our people’s histories.
Neurospicy: The Musical
Wonderfully chaotic late-diagnosed ADHDer Gregory Rochow dives headfirst into the absurdity of navigating adulthood with a spicy brain. Expect a whirlwind of laughter, big feelings, and bold tunes.
Nymph
A new musical in concert with a healing original score. Be transformed. Luna and Sol’s connection will guide you home to your inner knowing.
Nahlla: Latin Surrealism
Step into a dreamlike world of Latin rhythms and colour – an immersive night of courage, joy and connection through live music, storytelling, and emotional movement.
